unbuttoned

[uhn-buht-nd]

adjective

1. not buttoned.

2. Informal.,  free, open, or informal; unrestrained.

   unbuttoned humor.

unbuttoned

/ ʌnˈbʌtənd /

adjective

1. with buttons not fastened

2. informal,  uninhibited; unrestrained

   hours of unbuttoned self-revelation

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbuttoned¹

First recorded in 1575–85; un- ¹ + buttoned ( def. )

Example Sentences

His white shirt is unbuttoned far enough to display a diamond-encrusted necklace with the crest of his beloved football club, Celtic.

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Mr Brand did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he entered the court building wearing a dark suit and unbuttoned shirt.

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On hand to assist with the unveiling near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine were Lakers great and fellow Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis, who wore an unbuttoned Dodgers jacket.

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Playing to the audience, Stewart preened and posed his way through the hits, with an array of costume changes that ended with a white ruffled shirt, unbuttoned almost to the navel.

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Navalny spent 295 days in solitary confinement, punished, according to the book, for violations including the top button of his fatigues being unbuttoned.

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Related Words

• baggy 
• lax 
• relaxed 
• sloppy